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Area Police De-escalate Potential 'Suicide By Cop' Situation Area Police De-escalate Potential 'Suicide By Cop' Situation
Area Police De-escalate Potential 'Suicide By Cop' Situation Quick-thinking police officers in Northern Westchester helped avoid a potentially tragic situation over the weekend, talking down an airsoft gun-wielding minor who attempted to potentially die via “suicide by cop,” officials said. On Saturday, July 3, four officers and two sergeants from the Ossining Police Department responded to a call of a juvenile who was armed with a weapon and seeking to harm himself, the department announced. According to officials, the information they received indicated that the minor was considering what has been referred to as “suicide by cop,” where a person int…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Dutchess Man Threatening To Set His Vehicle On Fire Surrenders, Police Say Dutchess Man Threatening To Set His Vehicle On Fire Surrenders, Police Say
Dutchess Man Threatening To Set His Vehicle On Fire Surrenders, Police Say A man was taken to an area hospital for observation after calling the police and telling them he was sitting in a vehicle doused with gasoline and explosives. The incident took place around 1 a.m., Sunday, April 11, on Main Street in the City of Beacon, said Detective Sergeant Jason Johnson of the City of Beacon Police Department. According to Johnson, the 64-year man called Dutchess County 911 and stated that he was sitting in his vehicle doused in gasoline with explosives and a loaded firearm.  He also threatened to use them if anyone approached, Johnson said.  …

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by Kathy Reakes